EGYPT: Acumen

Acumen

The whole of Egypt was stirred by reports, originating in the Italian press, that the British Government had practically decided to depose King Fuad and replace him with ex-Khedive Abbas Hilmy, who was deposed in 1914 owing to his penchant for the Central Powers. Further investigation of the source of the news revealed the fact that the deposed Khedive, now living in Geneva, Switzerland, had invented it and himself sent it to an Italian press agency.

At the same time that the Khedive sent the false report...

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